Vietnam Bans Smoking in Public: Great Idea or Too Extreme?
SodaHead News
2012/06/19 18:00:00
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Some countries are taking strides to cut down on smoking by banning it in schools, in the workplace, at bars... But Vietnam just took a giant leap by passing a law that completely bans smoking in public, and outlaws all tobacco advertising. According to Agence-France Press, the law passed by a vote of 440 out of 468, and will go into effect next May. It will be a tough pill to swallow -- about 47.4 percent of Vietnam's male population smokes.
The crackdown is meant to supplement a 2010 ban on smoking in public places like schools and hospitals. Though that ban has been in place for two years now, few pay it mind. The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance projects that by 2030, tobacco will kill 70,000 people per year in Vietnam if something isn't done to curtail the habit. But is completely banning smoking in public a little too extreme?
The crackdown is meant to supplement a 2010 ban on smoking in public places like schools and hospitals. Though that ban has been in place for two years now, few pay it mind. The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance projects that by 2030, tobacco will kill 70,000 people per year in Vietnam if something isn't done to curtail the habit. But is completely banning smoking in public a little too extreme?
funny how liberal progressives see abortion a "Constitutional Right" but want to ban smoking
1. im not a liberal progressive
AND
2. I do not support abortion at all! abortion is murder!
um... so get over yourself!! cause you are wrong!
Conservatives are making sure both the liberal progressive republicans and democrats to PUT in their Place
Hitler Banned Smoking
Muslim terrorist are whipping people for smoking
if want smoking bans move to some Nazi or muslim terrorist hell hole
We Americans will DEFEAT anybody like we defeated the Satanic Nazis who tries to destroy our freedom
We Americans are coming to kick liberal progressive democrats and republican CONTROL FREAKS to the curve
I am so sick of these fake patriots like you. You make me sick.
ron paul has the same muslim terrorist appeasing ideas as the Nazi obama
Americans will laugh when yous SATANIC Muslim terrorist allies are defeated
You are just as bad as the lefties you claim to despise.
National Security is one of the few things the Government has a responsibility
So you support Honor Killings which like happened in Texas and other parts of the US?